Matthew 24:14

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ κηρυχθήσεται τοῦτο τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ εἰς μαρτύριον πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· καὶ τότε ἥξει τὸ τέλος.

Transliteration

And kērychthēsetai this the euangelion of the basileias in whole the oikoumenē for martyrion to all the ethnesin; and then hēxei the telos.

Grammar Details

• *kērychthēsetai*: future passive, 3rd person singular - will be preached/proclaimed
• *euangelion*: nominative neuter singular - gospel/good news
• *basileias*: genitive feminine singular - of kingdom
• *oikoumenē*: dative feminine singular - inhabited world
• *martyrion*: accusative neuter singular - testimony/witness
• *ethnesin*: dative neuter plural - to nations/peoples
• *hēxei*: future active, 3rd person singular - will come
• *telos*: nominative neuter singular - end

Word Meanings

• *kērychthēsetai*: will be preached/proclaimed/announced
• *euangelion*: gospel/good news
• *basileias*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *oikoumenē*: inhabited world/earth/empire
• *martyrion*: testimony/witness/evidence
• *ethnesin*: nations/peoples/gentiles
• *hēxei*: will come/arrive/reach
• *telos*: end/conclusion/fulfillment

Referenced Verses

• Col 1:6 : 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
• Rev 14:6 : 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
• Rom 10:18 : 18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
• Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
• Matt 9:35 : 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
• Col 1:23 : 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
• Rev 3:10 : 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
• Matt 10:7 : 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Ezek 7:5-7 : 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. 7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
• Ezek 7:10 : 10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
• Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
• Matt 24:3 : 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
• Matt 24:6 : 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
• Mark 16:15-16 : 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
• Luke 24:47 : 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Luke 4:5 : 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• Rom 15:18-21 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: 21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
• Acts 1:2 : 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
• Acts 11:28 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
• Acts 17:6 : 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
• Acts 20:25 : 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
• Rev 16:14 : 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
• Matt 18:19 : 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
• Luke 2:1 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.